Interstate 20

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  Interstate 20 is a true story…or at least enough of it is to make it interesting.

  Interstate 20

  Cruisin’ down the interstate

  Had a lot on my mind

  It was a partly cloudy day

  On the Texas countryside

  I pulled the visor down

  And took a long deep breath

  I was moving without a sound

  And the sun began to set

  An old man told me careful son

  You shouldn’t travel there

  If you take highway 20 son

  You’ll go without a prayer

  But I’m a travelin’ fool sometimes

  Have no time to listen

  Have no time to look for signs

  When I’m on a homeward mission

  So I settled in for a long ride

  Didn’t think about his words

  Was I looking for a place to hide?

  The world was on my nerves

  An old man told me careful son

  You shouldn’t travel there

  If you take highway 20 son

  You’ll go without a prayer

  Suddenly I saw objects fly

  I was on a battlefield

  A car shed a tire while going by

  It headed for the windshield

  The crash was staggering

  It all felt so surreal

  Glass was shattering,

  Blood spattered on the wheel

  An old man told me careful son

  You shouldn’t travel there

  If you take highway 20 son

  You’ll go without a prayer

  Before the dust settled the cops arrived

  And put me in the back of their car

  Weed in my pocket I was feelin’ alive

  And we didn’t have to go too far

  Now I’m saddled up on a bus

  Headed home where I belong

  Not much left I could discuss

  Besides being oh so wrong

  Life can change on a dime my friend

  So listen to an old man’s caution

  Don’t tempt fate or the highway’s end

  You’ll wind up in a coffin

  Don’t travel highway 20 son

  Cuz you won’t pass the test

  Stay off highway 20 son

  She’ll burn you like the rest

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